John Bess

John Bess, a teacher at Youngsville Middle School and the host of Voices of African Americans on Acadiana Open Channel, says a majority of the councilmen have no interest in having a prominent tribute to King in the city.
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Bess says if the council can't respect the north side's wishes on the renaming of a street, he sees little hope in their ability to look after the area's infrastructure and economic concerns."From what I see, the councilmen, for whatever reason, they don't see the greatness of Dr. Martin Luther King," he says.
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"It seems like a tyranny of the majority at the Lafayette city parish council," Bess says.